English | Portuguese |
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send shivers down someone's spine (terrify) verb | |
settle someone's hash (To physically or verbally subdue someone.) verb | |
shoot one's mouth off (make reckless or exaggerated statements) verb | falar merdaverb |
show one's true colors (to reveal how one really is) verb [UK: ʃəʊ wʌnz truː ˈkʌ.lərz] [US: ˈʃoʊ wʌnz ˈtruː ˈkʌ.lərz] | |
snap one's fingers (create a sound with one's fingers) verb [UK: snæp wʌnz ˈfɪŋ.ɡəz] [US: ˈsnæp wʌnz ˈfɪŋ.ɡərz] | estalar os dedosverb |
speak one's mind (to state one's thoughts honestly or frankly) verb [UK: spiːk wʌnz maɪnd] [US: ˈspiːk wʌnz ˈmaɪnd] | |
stick one's tongue out (to push one's tongue out) verb | mostrar a línguaverb |
stone's throw (short distance) noun [UK: ˈstəʊnz.ˈθrəʊ] [US: ˈstəʊnz.ˈθrəʊ] | pedradanoun |
take one's hat off to (to remove one's hat as sign of respect) verb | |
take one's leave (say goodbye) verb [UK: teɪk wʌnz liːv] [US: ˈteɪk wʌnz ˈliːv] | despedir-severb |
take to one's heels (to flee or run away) verb [UK: teɪk tuː wʌnz hiːlz] [US: ˈteɪk ˈtuː wʌnz ˈhiːlz] | |
thorn in someone's side noun | pedra no sapatonoun shoe)noun stone innoun |
to one's knowledge preposition | pelo que alguém sabepreposition |
turn in one's grave (be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased) verb [UK: tɜːn ɪn wʌnz ɡreɪv] [US: ˈtɝːn ɪn wʌnz ˈɡreɪv] | |
turn one's coat (to turn against a previous affiliation of allegiance) verb [UK: tɜːn wʌnz ˈkəʊt] [US: ˈtɝːn wʌnz ˈkoʊt] | virar a casacaverb |
under one's belt (within one's experience) preposition | nas costaspreposition |
under someone's nose (visible) preposition | debaixo do narizpreposition |
up one's sleeve (hidden, in reserve) preposition | na mangapreposition |
vent one's spleen (to openly express pent-up anger) verb | desabafarverb |
vote with one's feet (to express one's preferences through one's actions) verb | votar com os pésverb |
warm the cockles of someone's heart (to provide happiness to someone) verb | |
wash one's hands of (absolve oneself of responsibility) verb [UK: wɒʃ wʌnz hændz əv] [US: ˈwɑːʃ wʌnz ˈhændz əv] | lavar as mãosverb redimir-se deverb |
watch one's mouth verb | |
wet one's whistle (to have a drink) verb [UK: wet wʌnz ˈwɪs.l̩] [US: ˈwet wʌnz ˈwɪs.l̩] | |
work someone's ass off (to cause (someone) to work excessively) verb | tirar o couro deverb |
work someone's ass off (to work excessively) verb | dar duroverb |
wrap around one's little finger (to successfully control or influence) verb | encoleirarverb |